Image shows a curse tablet cursing Priscilla from Gross-Gerau, in Hesse, Germany. The lead tablet, here the front side, consists of three fragments and is inscribed on both sides with a prayer for revenge in Latin. It probably dates from around 100 AD. Note: Licensed content. (Rene Mueller, LEIZA/Newsflash)
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09 February 2023
Creators of the Bible could have pinched some of its best lines from ancient curse tablets, a new study has revealed. Theology experts began by studying the language of the tablets, highly popular in ancient Greece and Rome for at least 500 years before Jesus's birth. Then they compared...